Afghanistan has been part of the European Commission’s list of high-risk third countries with regards to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) since 2016.

In January 2021, the EU Global Facility on AML/CFT began the successful delivery of technical assistance to Afghanistan, with highly positive feedback from the local authorities. A number of online training were delivered on various subject matters, namely law enforcement, trade based money laundering, FATF Recommendation 2, financial evidence into intelligence, and Multi Agency Custodial Financial Investigations.

As the political situation evolved and in light of the establishment of a Taliban-led government in August 2021, the EU Global Facility has since ceased all activities in agreement with the EU.